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Social Worker: CPFS - Lakeside CP

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Darby House
Salary
£30,507 - £32,878 per annum (scp 27 - 30)
Closing date
4 Jul 2019
Reference
TWC000003725

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We are currently recruiting an experienced Social Worker in our Lakeside CP team.

The starting salary is negotiable, depending on experience, between £30,507 - £32,878 per annum, plus an annual market factor of £2,500 for applicants who are 2 year post-qualified in Children's Social Work.

High levels of supervision and management support, manageable case loads.

We work on a three weekly duty system to enable us to work systemically with families.

We welcome prospective applicants to come and visit our team, based in the centre of Telford.

PO1
37 hours per week

“In Telford we are ambitious for our children and young people to do their very best. Wherever possible we will support children and young people to live safely at home, where this is not possible we will continue to work with children and young people and their families to ensure that they have the very best opportunities to succeed. To achieve this ambition we must invest in our workforce providing the very best training and ensuring that caseloads are at reasonable levels By working with our partners and our early help workforce I believe that we will achieve this ambition, in so doing creating a “Child Friendly Borough”  Clive Jones Director of Children and Adult services.

In addition to a negotiable salary and a market factor, we offer:

  • A real focus on sustainable case loads.
  • A comprehensive learning and development package using a Systemic practice framework.
  • High quality systemic supervision.
  • Supportive and collaborative team working facilitated by systemic practitioners.
  • A career pathway for excellent progression opportunities.
  • Free on site car parking.
  • Essential User Car allowance.
  • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme and child care vouchers
  • Mobile phone and laptop to support mobile working

Telford are involved in the West Midlands Teaching Partnership and Future Social to support our social workers CPD and to meet the national accreditation requirements.

There are excellent training opportunities including ABE interview training annually.

We promote sustainable staffing through our involvement in the Step Up and Frontline programmes and Practice Educator training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

Please see the attached JD/PS

For more information about working for Telford & Wrekin Children's Social Care, please view our recruitment page: https://www.telford.gov.uk/cscr

We are committed to equality and diversity. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check.

Sorry but CVs will not be accepted.

Please apply online through WM JOBS.  If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, or for more information, please contact:

Marie Hatton, Principal Social Worker on 01952 385647 email: marie.hatton@telford.gov.uk

Sarah Collins Team Manager 019523 82866 email sarah.collins@telford.gov.uk 

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

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Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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